Two weeks from right now I will be closing in on the finish line of my 19th marathon. May 2nd is only two weeks away, and I will finally be running a marathon that has been on my radar for a few years now.
Currently tapering for what will be a battle in the woods, along the river and over hills in quiet, serene surroundings. I am SO looking forward to a small and beautiful race, a race where the only competition I will be competing with is myself.
The past few years I have ended up choosing races that interfered with this one, so it’s finally my year to join the runners in Todd, NC. I am missing the Blue Ridge Marathon, and/or Tarheel Ten Miler which are both running today. I chose to run the half instead of the full for last weekends Rock ‘n’ Roll Raleigh. All in preparation for the New River race.
There’s something to be said for big city races, large crowds and thousands of runners, but this race will be far from that. Located in a small rural town in the mountains of North Carolina, the New River Marathon, Half and 5k is a small, cozy affair. I’m already looking forward to the drive up there, and the small country feel of the race. The atmosphere will be great, I’m sure.
As I’ve said before, so often we run with not only our feet, but our eyes. This marathon will be beautiful!
I have no specific finish time goals for this race, as it is not an easy race course. My one and only goal is to enjoy the run. The 26.2 mile run.
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